Kathryn S Lazar, Esq., Author at Lazar, Schwartz & Jones

April 18, 2025

BRETT E. JONES named member of the Board of prestigious AAML – best divorce lawyers in the country

February 2025 – Lazar Schwartz & Jones, LLP is pleased to announce that Brett E. Jones, Esq. has been named a Board Member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). The AAML is comprised of the top matrimonial attorneys ...

December 28, 2023

Age 29 Health Insurance Coverage Law

Prospective divorcing parties in New York need to know about its “Age 29 Law.” This law permits young adults to continue or obtain coverage under a parent’s policy through the age of 29. To qualify for the “Age 29” law, ...

July 18, 2023

Statements of Net Worth

Net worth statements are key in divorce, both for negotiation and ultimate resolution.

June 18, 2023

Gray Divorce – How It’s Different

One in four divorces occurs between spouses over the age of 50. “Gray divorce” differs from divorces between younger people, who have more opportunity to rebuild their asset base post-divorce. Kiplinger’s Retirement Report for May, 2023, has an article which ...

June 18, 2023

Trusts in Divorce

The existence of a trust in a divorce situation can be problematic. Don't try to deal with this on your own; engage an experienced lawyer.

February 18, 2023

How to Organize Your Finances and Documents

Understand your finances and organize financial documents before divorce to be a better position afterward.

May 30, 2022

Brett E. Jones Named to American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

May 2022 – Lazar Schwartz & Jones, LLP is pleased to announce that partner, Brett E. Jones,Esq. has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). The AAML is comprised of the top matrimonial attorneys with ...

August 15, 2021

HAS COVID INCREASED THE DIVORCE RATE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY?

Many people have asked us whether there is an increase in divorce since the shutdown of 2020. Although it is too early to really know, it seems to us that it may not be so, even though we have been ...

June 3, 2021

Business Owners and Divorce: Valuing a Business in Divorce

CONTROLLING COST AND CONTENTION AROUND EXPERT APPRAISALS When your divorce involves a business owned by you or your spouse, or you and your spouse, the value of the business will most likely figure in the divorce. If you and your ...

November 24, 2019

Life After Divorce

Last month our post covered legal and personal strategies for getting through divorce. This month we’ll cover some post-divorce strategies for self-care and family care. Good news: these two parts of the divorce process tap some of the same skills, ...

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BRETT E. JONES named member of the Board of prestigious AAML – best divorce lawyers in the country

Age 29 Health Insurance Coverage Law

Statements of Net Worth

Gray Divorce – How It’s Different

Trusts in Divorce

How to Organize Your Finances and Documents

Brett E. Jones Named to American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

HAS COVID INCREASED THE DIVORCE RATE IN THE HUDSON VALLEY?

Business Owners and Divorce: Valuing a Business in Divorce

Life After Divorce

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